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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lea reminisces about a summer she spent with Cheri in ______________.
(a) Monte Carlo.
(b) Normandy.
(c) Rome.
(d) Provence.

2. How does Cheri relate to Edmee?
(a) He withholds himself from her.
(b) He has moments when he loves her.
(c) He is crazy about her.
(d) He won't have anything to do with her.

3. Missing Cheri makes Lea think she is _________.
(a) Maudlin.
(b) Normal.
(c) Ill.
(d) Insane.

4. What is Lea's profession?
(a) Waitress.
(b) Model.
(c) Courtesan.
(d) Artist.

5. What is the format of CHERI and THE LAST OF CHERI?
(a) Biography.
(b) Epic poem.
(c) Short story.
(d) Novella.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Lea NOT do after Cheri leaves?

2. About what topic does Desmond continually ask Cheri?

3. What about Cheri is particularly frustrating for Edmee at this point?

4. Why is Cheri going to marry Edmee?

5. Who does Cheri encounter at the restaurant?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Edmee temper her feelings during the time she and Cheri live at Madame Peloux's?

2. What could be another reason that Lea is so repulsed by Lili and her young companion?

3. How does Cheri learn that Lea is home from her trip?

4. What does Cheri do during the time he spends at Desmond's?

5. How do Lea and Cheri differ in terms of their purpose and ways to find fulfillment in their lives?

6. What is the setting for CHERI?

7. What appointment does Lea remind Cheri that he must keep?

8. Describe some of the interpersonal dynamics in Madame Peloux's house while Cheri and Edmee live there.

9. What is the significance of pearls to Cheri?

10. What does the author reveal about Cheri's physical and emotional traits?

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